overworkedirish Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 People seem to still be high on Kendall Hunter - for a dynasty league I get that, but in redraft, are people really so convinced that Frank Gore will go down? Gore had a great game when many thought he wouldn't start in Week 4, and now with his bye week to heal, how is Hunter even remotely startable with the limited opportunities he'll have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Who's talking about starting him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overworkedirish Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Who's talking about starting him? I'm not, I'm saying I find it hard to justify holding a roster spot waiting for Gore to get hurt. Especially when his full value won't be realized until an injury to Gore gives him an opportunity. I find this situation different than stashing a player who is injured for a few weeks, because at least then you know they will be back in an expected timeframe. With Hunter, that timeframe could be never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 At this point, he's not a bad bye week starter: he's getting 10 touches a game and just averaged 7/yards a carry last weekend. Like half the backs in this league with that yardage if he gets a TD he cracks the top 25 for that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 At this point, he's not a bad bye week starter: he's getting 10 touches a game and just averaged 7/yards a carry last weekend. Like half the backs in this league with that yardage if he gets a TD he cracks the top 25 for that week. True enough and if/when Gore goes down... He's surely worth a roster spot for these reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondString Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I think it was a timing thing. Going into week 4, Gore had done squat, and was injured and questionable as far as starting. People felt that if Hunter got the start vs. Philly and performed well, he could take the job. Obviously, Gore stepped up, and had a solid week 5 also, so it would take a pretty big fall from grace for Hunter to become significant anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 how is Hunter even remotely startable with the limited opportunities he'll have? Who's talking about starting him? I'm not, My bad, it seemed like you were wondering why anyone would start him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overworkedirish Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 My bad, it seemed like you were wondering why anyone would start him. "...remotely startable with the limited opportunities he'll have." I said - he'll have - as in he WILL have. Future tense. If no one's talking about starting him at ANYtime in the future, then why would he be worth a roster spot? That was the question I was going after. Obviously if you roster a player you think he has some value going forward. My question was what future value do people see that I'm not seeing? I've heard the arguments and I'm not convinced there aren't alternatives available at RB with higher future value. Of course, mine is just a 10-man redraft, so other formats may evaluate differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 "...remotely startable with the limited opportunities he'll have." I said - he'll have - as in he WILL have. Future tense. If no one's talking about starting him at ANYtime in the future, then why would he be worth a roster spot? That was the question I was going after. Obviously if you roster a player you think he has some value going forward. My question was what future value do people see that I'm not seeing? I've heard the arguments and I'm not convinced there aren't alternatives available at RB with higher future value. Of course, mine is just a 10-man redraft, so other formats may evaluate differently. He has value if Gore gets hurt. Otherwise, his value is minimal. Roster him if you have space, waive him if you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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